Scott, Jennifer, Austin, Cody & Tyler

November 30, 2013

Cody's artwork and alarm clock, and RIP froggie...

So Cody brought this home from school...his teacher sent me an email earlier in the day that said I would giggle when I looked through his folder...this kid cracks me up. I LOVE IT!

And the search for an alarm clock that will actually wake Cody up, has ended with this. This was the LAST option. If this didn't work, I was giving up. GUESS WHAT?! IT WORKED! I had to set it on the floor next to Cody's bed, but the combo of it vibrating and bouncing all over AND yelling at him, did the trick! He is happy that he gets to use an alarm like Austin! Now, Tyler wants one.

Weird story. So, I have wondered on multiple occasions WHY our 2 frogs are still alive. No one (but me) every feeds them or so much as glances at them. Their tank was getting gross, and I needed to clean it, but it was so old (almost 4 years people) that I just chunked it and bought a new one. The next morning, Austin came into my room and told me that there was something weird on my floor. After getting up and turning the light on, we examined it, and it was a DEAD, DRIED UP TINY FROG. Austin and I immediately ran to the tank, and sure enough, only one frog was left. This was SO WEIRD to me. And the fact that the dang thing actually made it all the way to my room before dying baffled me. We looked and looked and could NOT figure out how the heck he got out. Later that day, Austin yelled at me to come to the tank fast. Sure enough, Tino (or Hungo...whatever) was trying to get out! There was a tiny space above the filter where the wires leave the tank, and he was trying to get out. That was it! I proceeded to move the filter over, making it impossible to get through on either side. So, now we have one frog...that is 4-years-old (THEY WERE ONLY SUPPOSED TO LIVE FOR 2 YEARS).